Down Syndrome and Alzheimer''s Disease - Biological Correlates

Informationen zum Autor Vee Prasher Zusammenfassung This is the first book in the field to address the underlying biological abnormalities of Dementia in Alzheimer’s Disease (DAD) in people with Down syndrome Inhaltsverzeichnis Overview of Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome. Neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome. Genetics! Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome. Amyloid beta and tau Proteins in Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome. Down syndrome! dementia! and superoxide dismutase. Macrocytosis: a peripheral marker for dementia in Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome? Thyroid function! dementia and Down syndrome. Neurophysiological changes associated with dementia in Down syndrome. Neuroimaging studies of persons with Down syndrome. Concluding remarks

Product details

• Authors: Vee Prasher, Prasher Vee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2006
• EAN: 9781857756371
• ISBN: 978-1-85775-637-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Neurology, Alzheimer's & dementia, Alzheimer’s and dementia